enterprise; business; company; corporation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
name recognition; established reputation
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
each place; various places
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
nothing but; none other than
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
area; region; district; locality
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
M&A; mergers and acquisitions
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
done; just done; just finished